HB 373 Summary: Health Care Transparency and Accessibility Act

• Creates section 381.027, F.S., requiring health care facilities that deny services based on denial of care provisions to adopt and maintain transparent policies about refused services.

• Requires covered entities to provide written notice to patients listing all refused services before treatment (or promptly after emergency care), and retain patient acknowledgments for 3 years.

• Mandates covered entities submit their complete refused services list to the Department of Health by October 1, 2022, and notify the department within 30 days of any changes.

• Establishes a penalty of up to $5,000 per day for non-compliance and requires covered entities applying for state grants or contracts to disclose their refused services list.

• Directs the Department of Health to publish a public website listing all covered entities and their refused services by January 1, 2023, and develop a public education program on how denial of services impacts healthcare access and vulnerable populations.